Advancements in medical technology

BEGIC - October 28, Technology Application & Development Department – Ministry of Science and Technology and Binh Duong Science and Technology Department co-organized the 3rd national conference for "Directors of Local Centers for Application of Advanced Science and Technology". Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh attended this event and delivered his opening speech.
According to the reports of Center for Application of Advanced Science and Technology, by September 2010, 265 projects with the approved budget of more than VND163 billions have been implemented in the fields of: farming (43.4%), animal breeding (17.74%), biotechnology (22.64%), new energy (5.66%), other fields (10.57%).
Besides, the Centers for Application of Advanced Science and Technology also send their officials abroad for experiences exchanges and training on vegetables production and preservation, urban tree breed and plantation, gene transformation of tree breed, … [Read more...] about The 3rd national conference for “Directors of Local Centers for Application of Advanced Science and Technology” in Binh Duong province

Hike in medical insurance fees to hit students, families (22-03-2006) The head of the Voluntary Medical Insurance Department, Hoang Kien Thiet, spoke to Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper about the upcoming 30 per cent hike in voluntary medical insurance fees, set for later this year. About 9.1 million people have bought voluntary medical insurance over the last few years, of which 7.6 million are students and the other 1.5 million include labourers and families. The increase in voluntary medical insurance fees will have a big effect because most students are financially dependent on their parents. As far as families are concerned, things are more difficult. All members of the family have to pay an insurance fee. On average, every family in Ha Noi and HCM City has four members, and every family has to pay a fee of VND600,000 (US$38) per year. Not all families can afford this. This year, we do not have any plans to increase the number of clients for voluntary medical insurance. We just … [Read more...] about Hike in medical insurance fees to hit students, families

Speaking at a two-day conference that ended on December 3 in Ho Chi Minh City, Professor David Gordon, president of the World Federation for Medical Education, said that a training programme should include not only basic science and clinical medicine, but also teaching ethics and medical law, which are clearly not optional. Moreover, others subjects are important, such as health economics, anthropology and sociology, Gordon said. “However, how do we decide how much should be offered in these subjects, and how they should be taught and learned?” In thinking about these questions, medical universities should work with the International Federation of Medical Students’ Association, the World Medical Association, the International Committee of the Red Cross and others, he added. Gordon also highlighted the importance of accreditation of medical education, which ensures that medical schools are educating doctors fit to serve the needs of the population where they … [Read more...] about Innovation in medical education highlighted

HCM CITY— As Việt Nam and its Southeast Asian neighbours integrate into the ASEAN block, which will require the free movement of health care workers and patients, there is an urgent need to update the country’s system of medical education including university curricula and approaches to teaching and learning, according to medical professors. Speaking at a two-day conference that ended on December 3 in HCM City, Professor David Gordon, president of the World Federation for Medical Education, said that a training programme should include not only basic science and clinical medicine, but also teaching ethics and medical law, which are clearly not optional. Moreover, others subjects are important, such as health economics, anthropology and sociology, Gordon said. “However, how do we decide how much should be offered in these subjects, and how they should be taught and learned?” In thinking about these questions, medical universities should work with the … [Read more...] about Innovation in medical-ed highlighted

Major general Vu Quoc Binh, head of the Vietnam Military Medical department under the Ministry of Defence, announced this at the opening of the Asia Pacific Military Health Exchange in Danang on September 14. The exchanges allow scientists and experts working in the medical sector to share experience in the field, thus promoting cooperation in military health in particular and healthcare more broadly. "Viet Nam military medical forces have integrated deeper with 30 countries in the region and the world in recent years," Binh said. "We participated in the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) in Malaysia in April, field training on humanitarian activities in disaster in Brunei in 2012; a joint exercise in Indonesia in 2013 and malaria prevention with Australia," he said. Stronger co-operation Binh said the activities aimed to contribute to peace in the region and the world by using stronger co-operation in dealing with complicated and unstable situations, including pandemics. He said … [Read more...] about Vietnam joins UN in medical scheme

It is estimated that the State needs to double its annual Investment in sci-tech research to meet national development requirements. The question is how to mobilise such a huge source of capital? Enormous investment needed in science-technology The core of development The scientific and technological sector plays a crucial role in national development, and the country’s Doi Moi (Renewal) achievements are testimony to the sector’s contributions, according to Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan. Vietnam has achieved impressive annual GDP growth of 7-8 percent over the past three decades. From a poor food importer in the 1980s, the country has emerged today as one of the top three rice exporters in the world. Thanks to scientific and technological advances in agriculture, Vietnam has crossbred livestock and seedlings that can tolerate different weather conditions and produce high yields. Health care has developed and doctors in the country today … [Read more...] about Enormous investment needed in science-technology

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is cooperating with Medical Excellence Japan to organise a medical seminar in Vietnam with the aim of tightening co-operation between the two nations in healthcare.
The seminar is one of the events marking the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan and ASEAN-Japan friendship and co-operation.
At the Vietnam-Japan Medical Collaboration seminar to be held on August 26, 2013, Japanese corporate giants including Fujifilm, Hitachi, Konica Minolta, Mitsubishi Electric, Nihon Kohden, Olympus and Toshib will introduce their medical equipment to the Vietnamese market.
The seminar will focus on introducing advanced medical treatments for cancer in Vietnam. Due to the country's dramatic economic growth and increased population, the firms believe the number of patients with adult lifestyle-related diseases and cancer is increasing and Vietnam offers ample opportunity to provide advanced medical services.
Shuzo Yamamoto, president of Medical … [Read more...] about Seminar to host Japan medical firms

The world' leading cochlear implant technology is now available for Vietnamese people with severe to profound hearing loss, medical experts said at a seminar on April 3.
"Hearing impaired people in HCM City as well as the southern provinces can access the advanced technology, Cochlear's Nucleus Freedom, at costs twice as low compared to getting the implants done abroad," said Dr Pham Khanh Phong Lan, deputy director of the HCM City Department of Health.
The costs are expected to be even lower in the future so that the advanced technology will not be limited to people with high incomes, Lan said. … [Read more...] about Advanced hearing aid technology on market

DA NANG (VNS) — Viet Nam's military medical teams are preparing a field hospital as part of the country's participation in UN peacekeeping missions.
Major general Vu Quoc Binh, head of the Viet Nam Military Medical department under the Ministry of Defence, announced this at the opening of the Asia Pacific Military Health Exchange in Da Nang on Monday.
The exchanges allow scientists and experts working in the medical sector to share experience in the field, thus promoting cooperation in military health in particular and healthcare more broadly.
"Viet Nam military medical forces have integrated deeper with 30 countries in the region and the world in recent years," Binh said.
"We participated in the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) in Malaysia in April, field training on humanitarian activities in disaster in Brunei in 2012; a joint exercise in Indonesia in 2013 and malaria prevention with Australia," he said.
Stronger co-operation
Binh said the activities aimed to … [Read more...] about Viet Nam joins UN in medical scheme

Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said a price hike is suitable, as medical fees have remained somewhat consistent for several years, while minimum wages have been increased seven to eight times during the same period. Increased medical fees would help improve service quality The Ministry of Health has sought approval from the National Assembly for a medical fee hike for three consecutive terms, but the proposals were turned down. Increased fees would mean better service quality, he emphasised. In response to deputy Huynh Tan Duong’s concerns over gender imbalance, Tien said that the situation is getting worse, especially in the Red River Delta. Currently, the country has an average 130 boys on 100 girls. “Advanced technology can help detect gender of an embryo at the age of two weeks, which sometimes leads to abortion due to gender selection,” she shared. She said that … [Read more...] about Substantial increase in medical fees